The scorching sun hung high in the sky.
In the mountains and forests, the sun was held aloft, radiating heat that was inescapable, scalding everything beneath it.
Under the surface temperature of eighty degrees, life in the forest was fragile and exhausted.
The leaves of trees wilted, the dried yellow grass emitted a burnt smell, and the water in the streams dried up.
Even the winds became heavy and scathing, as if intending to slice through one’s skin.
Yet, in those dark corners where Zombies hid. Their skin charred and rotten, a fierce dark power flowed through their bodies.
They emitted muffled moans as if waiting, waiting...
Humans under such conditions had become exceedingly frail.
Sweat seeped from their foreheads, their eyes also filled with perspiration, and each breath they took was like sipping a hot drink after eating barbecue.
Big Camphor Tree Base.
"Please, help us. The Camp Commander has been unconscious for a long time." Dong Tai’s pale face showed an abnormal flush, and one could see peeling skin, clearly a result of sunburn.
Li Yu looked at the soldier being supported by Dong Tai’s group and directly called out to Meng Yu standing by: "Go check on the situation. First, help him into the indoors."
Meng Yu and Li Tie, among others, came forward, taking Ju Tianrui from Dong Tai’s hands and carried him into the First Outer City.
Seeing that Dong Tai and his group wanted to follow, Li Yu raised his hand to stop them and said, "Don’t worry, let Xiao Jun and the others accompany him. You first undergo a check here, and someone will arrange accommodation for you shortly."
Seemingly discerning Dong Tai’s reluctance, Li Yu added, "Don’t worry, go through the check first, and you can go over there afterward. Crowding around now will only disrupt the treatment." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel·fıre·net
Dong Tai watched as Ju Tianrui was placed on a stretcher by Li Tie and his group, still somewhat worried, but he understood that crowding around now wouldn’t help.
He tried to suppress his urgency, took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and said to Li Yu, "Thank you for your assistance."
On the other side, Xiao Jun also came to help, carrying Ju Tianrui with Li Tie into the First Outer City.
The remaining people submitted to a security check to see if they possessed any other weapons.
Both daggers and firearms had to be surrendered.
This was for the safety of the base, as well as for the security of the Extra Staff and Cooperative Personnel in the Second Outer City.
After completing the checks one by one, Li Yu said to He Chao, "You take them over to the Second Outer City later, the First Outer City is probably full. Ask them to make some room."
He Chao thought for a moment and said with some difficulty, "There are only 6 single rooms left, and they have 70 people. It is likely to be quite crowded."
Li Yu replied, "It’s fine, arrange them first. No matter how crowded, it’s still better than outside. Just do the arrangements."
He Chao did not say anything further but led Dong Tai and his group towards the Second Outer City.
The Second Outer City was already overcrowded at this time.
If one was Extra Staff, there might be a bit more space in the suites, but for those Cooperative Personnel in the rooms, it was extremely packed.
Even in the hallways, people lay haphazardly, some sitting on the floor.
Yet, despite the crowding, they chose to stay indoors, which although more cramped, still allowed for a good night’s sleep compared to the high temperatures outside.
At the first floor of the Residential Building, Extra Staff member Xiao Hu noticed from the entrance that more people were coming in.
"Who are these people? I don’t recall seeing them before."
"Do you know them, Tiger?"
"I don’t, but I heard from Group Nine’s Zhu Xiao just now that a group of people came from outside. I wonder if it’s them."
He then shouted to Zhu Xiao on the other side, "Butcher, are they the ones you were talking about?"
Zhu Xiao was lying comfortably at the entrance of a suite’s room, in an unseemly pose sitting on the ground.
Upon hearing someone call him, he stood up and saw Dong Tai and his group push open the lobby doors and come in.
He nodded to Xiao Hu in response.
After He Chao entered the lobby, the fewest people were at the entrance because occasionally some would go out, and the constant opening and closing of the door, with the abrupt switch between hot and cold, was truly annoying.
Dong Tai and their swarm of people came in and saw the lobby packed with people everywhere.
Although it wasn’t as tight as sardines, every corner was filled with people as far as the eye could see.
The first impression was the crowd.
Then what followed was the coolness!
A strong central air conditioner blew over their heads, gusting continuously within the room.
It was like being in a scorching desert, parched for two or three days, and suddenly sipping on an ice-cold glass of lemon soda.
He felt every pore closing up, goosebumps covered his entire body.
Out of the blue, he shivered.
He Chao saw everyone in the lobby turning to look at them.
After some thought, he introduced, "These are the soldiers that came with Xiao Jun."
Then he said to Dong Tai and his group, "These are the people who have cooperated with our base, covering the vast majority. Come with me, the rooms assigned to you are this way."
He then continued to walk ahead, with Dong Tai and the others exclaiming in amazement behind him.
With so many people, that would require a massive amount of energy consumption.
Moreover, among these people were men, women, the elderly, and children, and their hearts couldn’t help but grow fonder of Li Yu and the others.